Ailisros
@ailisros.bsky.social
AKA samaranth, for those in the know. I’m here for anything law/politics/history. And Tolkien, if that’s not a step too far.
This is obscene.
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is obscene.
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✍️ Add your name to call on the Federal Government to urgently establish a National Firearms Register.
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✍️ PETITION: Australia Needs a National Firearms Register
Our research has revealed there are now more licenced firearms in Australia than before the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. ✍️ Add your name to call on the Federal Government to urgently establish a Nation...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
✍️ Add your name to call on the Federal Government to urgently establish a National Firearms Register.
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Fifty years ago, Gough Whitlam’s Racial Discrimination Act 1975 came into effect.
It was a turning point that legislated what we already knew in our hearts, that racism has no place here.
It was a turning point that legislated what we already knew in our hearts, that racism has no place here.
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Fifty years ago, Gough Whitlam’s Racial Discrimination Act 1975 came into effect.
It was a turning point that legislated what we already knew in our hearts, that racism has no place here.
It was a turning point that legislated what we already knew in our hearts, that racism has no place here.
Excellent knowledge of Tolkien. Less so of critical minerals…
Is it a critical mineral or a Tolkien invention? Take the Guardian’s nerdiest quiz yet
Is it a critical mineral or a Tolkien invention? Take the Guardian’s nerdiest quiz yet
Do you know your ores from your orcs? Your rare earths versus Middle-earth? Test your knowledge here …
Do you know your ores from your orcs? Are you more familiar with rare earths or with Middle-earth?
We’re hearing a lot about critical minerals at the moment but their names all sound as though they were made up by Tolkien. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Excellent knowledge of Tolkien. Less so of critical minerals…
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Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
Charlie Kirk died in the America he wanted
I mourn the loss of human life. I feel compassion, empathy and grief at an inexcusable killing. But I find nothing to lionise in his legacy.
amyremeikis.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).
Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax
amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...
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Anti immigration protesters attacking the only people who aren’t recent immigrants?
It’s pure racism, all the other excuses for these protests are lies.
It’s just racism.
#AusPol
It’s pure racism, all the other excuses for these protests are lies.
It’s just racism.
#AusPol
Far-right demonstrators stormed Indigenous gathering place after Melbourne rally
Camp Sovereignty organisers say dozens of men dressed in black attacked the site at King's Domain, leaving several people injured. The Victorian government has condemned the attack.
www.abc.net.au
August 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Anti immigration protesters attacking the only people who aren’t recent immigrants?
It’s pure racism, all the other excuses for these protests are lies.
It’s just racism.
#AusPol
It’s pure racism, all the other excuses for these protests are lies.
It’s just racism.
#AusPol
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Pro-gun groups are mobilising against gun laws, and celebrating the increase in guns in our community.
We've launched a petition to create a National Firearms Register to help close dangerous loopholes and better protect public safety.
Can you sign and share?
▶️ theaus.in/firearm_regi...
We've launched a petition to create a National Firearms Register to help close dangerous loopholes and better protect public safety.
Can you sign and share?
▶️ theaus.in/firearm_regi...
August 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Pro-gun groups are mobilising against gun laws, and celebrating the increase in guns in our community.
We've launched a petition to create a National Firearms Register to help close dangerous loopholes and better protect public safety.
Can you sign and share?
▶️ theaus.in/firearm_regi...
We've launched a petition to create a National Firearms Register to help close dangerous loopholes and better protect public safety.
Can you sign and share?
▶️ theaus.in/firearm_regi...
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Blue whales are falling silent from hunger. The krill are gone. The sea is too warm. Their songs fade away.
This is no anomaly. Humanity is deaf to a symphony of grief and warnings.
Blue whales are going eerily silent—& scientists say it’s a warning sign
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
This is no anomaly. Humanity is deaf to a symphony of grief and warnings.
Blue whales are going eerily silent—& scientists say it’s a warning sign
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign
A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?
www.nationalgeographic.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Blue whales are falling silent from hunger. The krill are gone. The sea is too warm. Their songs fade away.
This is no anomaly. Humanity is deaf to a symphony of grief and warnings.
Blue whales are going eerily silent—& scientists say it’s a warning sign
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
This is no anomaly. Humanity is deaf to a symphony of grief and warnings.
Blue whales are going eerily silent—& scientists say it’s a warning sign
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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The family of Virginia Giuffre:
"Missing from this group is, of course, any survivor of the vicious crimes of convicted perjurer and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Their voices must be heard, above all. We also call upon the House subcommittee to invite survivors to testify."
"Missing from this group is, of course, any survivor of the vicious crimes of convicted perjurer and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Their voices must be heard, above all. We also call upon the House subcommittee to invite survivors to testify."
NBC News confirms: JD Vance will meet tonight at his residence with Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi, Deputy AG Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and other top Trump officials to discuss the Epstein scandal. @msnbc.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The family of Virginia Giuffre:
"Missing from this group is, of course, any survivor of the vicious crimes of convicted perjurer and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Their voices must be heard, above all. We also call upon the House subcommittee to invite survivors to testify."
"Missing from this group is, of course, any survivor of the vicious crimes of convicted perjurer and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Their voices must be heard, above all. We also call upon the House subcommittee to invite survivors to testify."
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I, like many others in difficult relationship breakdowns, have experienced financial abuse. This is a really important story - because of how overlooked it is by our institutions and agencies. And that debt that isn't yours stays with you, along with everything else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
ATO debt collector tells financial abuse survivor 'we go after the women'
The federal government is being urged to consider legal changes to allow the ATO to waive debts incurred through financial abuse, as the office ramps up use of its powers to recover $56 billion owed b...
www.abc.net.au
July 31, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I, like many others in difficult relationship breakdowns, have experienced financial abuse. This is a really important story - because of how overlooked it is by our institutions and agencies. And that debt that isn't yours stays with you, along with everything else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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Hello. I am a person in a film or television drama. I never use the toilet.
July 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Hello. I am a person in a film or television drama. I never use the toilet.
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In case you missed it: youtube.com/shorts/JmRK4....
A 1,800 year old Papyrus written by a Mother-in-Law to her Son-in-Law on the eve of her daughter giving birth. A quick and touching watch!
A 1,800 year old Papyrus written by a Mother-in-Law to her Son-in-Law on the eve of her daughter giving birth. A quick and touching watch!
Mother-in-law's message. 1,800 years later #history #ancienthistory #library #treasure #oxford
YouTube video by Bodleian Libraries
youtube.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
In case you missed it: youtube.com/shorts/JmRK4....
A 1,800 year old Papyrus written by a Mother-in-Law to her Son-in-Law on the eve of her daughter giving birth. A quick and touching watch!
A 1,800 year old Papyrus written by a Mother-in-Law to her Son-in-Law on the eve of her daughter giving birth. A quick and touching watch!
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🎼🎶
𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙥𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 …
🎶🎵
𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙥𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 …
🎶🎵
July 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🎼🎶
𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙥𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 …
🎶🎵
𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙥𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 …
🎶🎵
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From rehearsal today. This is... maybe 10,000 singers. Yes, there is one conductor. No, they're not on screens so we can see better, you just have to watch. Yes, they are AMAZING. Each piece has a different conductor.
It is really impossible to convey the scope of this choir of choirs.
It is really impossible to convey the scope of this choir of choirs.
July 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
From rehearsal today. This is... maybe 10,000 singers. Yes, there is one conductor. No, they're not on screens so we can see better, you just have to watch. Yes, they are AMAZING. Each piece has a different conductor.
It is really impossible to convey the scope of this choir of choirs.
It is really impossible to convey the scope of this choir of choirs.
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some cats, by Chinese artist Shou Xin.
June 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
some cats, by Chinese artist Shou Xin.
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The US bombing Iran is a flagrant breach of the international rules-based order, said Allan Behm, special adviser at the Australia Institute.
Australia should have “made clear we are a country that stands up … for the rules-based order”. #auspol
Australia should have “made clear we are a country that stands up … for the rules-based order”. #auspol
Albanese government criticised for ‘weak’ response to US attacks on Iran as experts decry ‘flagrant breach’ of law
Former adviser to Penny Wong argues Australia should make clear ‘we are a country that stands up … for the rules-based order’
www.theguardian.com
June 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The US bombing Iran is a flagrant breach of the international rules-based order, said Allan Behm, special adviser at the Australia Institute.
Australia should have “made clear we are a country that stands up … for the rules-based order”. #auspol
Australia should have “made clear we are a country that stands up … for the rules-based order”. #auspol
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“Before reposting that spicy quote or damning stat, take 3 seconds. Is this from a trustworthy source? Is it too good (or too infuriating) to be true? The pause isn’t about silencing yourself. It’s about choosing integrity over impulsivity—and helping rebuild trust in our shared public square.”
Living in an Age of Well-Earned Distrust
Some advice to keep your sense of perspective
donmoynihan.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“Before reposting that spicy quote or damning stat, take 3 seconds. Is this from a trustworthy source? Is it too good (or too infuriating) to be true? The pause isn’t about silencing yourself. It’s about choosing integrity over impulsivity—and helping rebuild trust in our shared public square.”
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Breaking news: it appears Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica are declining faster than predicted.
Latest satellite data shows a massive 22% drop in penguin numbers over the last 15 years in key regions.
This is more than double the rate of loss that experts had expected...
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Latest satellite data shows a massive 22% drop in penguin numbers over the last 15 years in key regions.
This is more than double the rate of loss that experts had expected...
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June 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Breaking news: it appears Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica are declining faster than predicted.
Latest satellite data shows a massive 22% drop in penguin numbers over the last 15 years in key regions.
This is more than double the rate of loss that experts had expected...
🧵 1/8
Latest satellite data shows a massive 22% drop in penguin numbers over the last 15 years in key regions.
This is more than double the rate of loss that experts had expected...
🧵 1/8
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The results of a landmark longitudinal study into domestic violence paint a grim picture, but they also point to key solutions, especially before men offend.
1 in 3 men report using intimate partner violence. Here’s how we can better protect women – and help men
theconversation.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:59 AM
The results of a landmark longitudinal study into domestic violence paint a grim picture, but they also point to key solutions, especially before men offend.
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AU. Women. Power & Control.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
'Who did mummy talk to today?' The controlling behaviour at DV's core
Australia's domestic violence scourge has claimed the lives of 18 women so far this year alone. At its core is coercive control, which is now a standalone criminal offence in two Australian states. Bu...
www.abc.net.au
May 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
AU. Women. Power & Control.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
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The Voice. "AU had been offered the chance to cast off its colonial past & had failed to do so. The old White Australia was resurgent. The promise of the past generation had been squandered. Racist inflected ridicule was riding high."
Henry Reynolds. May 18, 2025
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...
Henry Reynolds. May 18, 2025
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...
Voice rejection sends Australia backwards
It was a dramatic return to the political stage! With the election underway, indigenous activist Noel Pearson broke a self-imposed silence which he had kept for 18 months since the failure of the refe...
johnmenadue.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The Voice. "AU had been offered the chance to cast off its colonial past & had failed to do so. The old White Australia was resurgent. The promise of the past generation had been squandered. Racist inflected ridicule was riding high."
Henry Reynolds. May 18, 2025
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...
Henry Reynolds. May 18, 2025
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05...
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This is incredibly powerful from the WHO’s Emergencies Director, Dr Mike Ryan, on the world doing nothing as the children of Gaza die.
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)
May 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is incredibly powerful from the WHO’s Emergencies Director, Dr Mike Ryan, on the world doing nothing as the children of Gaza die.
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)